A Comparative Study of the Evolution of Political Offence in Iranian and Western Law

The evolution of political offence is recognizable in three era of the political life of Iranian community In the era of constitutionalism Revolution in Iran coincided with the golden age of leniency to political offenders in western law, there was not yet political offence. In the first Period of the second Pahlavi regime and when Europe took the Final step to withdraw granted leniency to political offenders, in a reverse movement in Iran, the first step for the recognition of political offence was taken. The second Period of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, coincides the era which European legal systems are going to take a transition to the final stage of evolution in the concept of political offence which distinguishing between political and non-political offences, while the political offence in Iran in that era was more significant than any other Period. And Finally, after the victory of Islamic Revolution, efforts were made to Provide political offence regulations in Iran's current criminal law – which leads to ratification of Political Offence Act 1395 - and this is while western law has essentially passed the distinction between political offence and general offence.